This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 501 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 501 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which part of the plant holds it in place? A) Roots. B) Stem. C) Leaves. D) Flower. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Roots. 2. What is the definition of a consumer? A) An organism that can makes it own food. B) An organism that needs to eat in order to receive energy. C) An organism that recycles nutrients. D) An animal that eats meat and photosynthesizes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An organism that needs to eat in order to receive energy. 3. Which of the following demonstrate(s) the use of passive solar energy?I. A south-facing room with stone walls and floorsII. Photovoltaic solar cells for the generation of electricityIII. A solar oven A) I only. B) II only. C) III only. D) I and III. E) II and III. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I and III. 4. A well or spring results from which water gushes without being pumped. A) Artist. B) Artesian. C) Articulation. D) Receive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Artesian. 5. When excess nutrients make their way into the waterways, A) Fish populations increase. B) Algal blooms increase. C) Frog population increases. D) People get more vitamins in their water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Algal blooms increase. 6. The discovery of the theory of continental drift led to the subsequent discovery of which theory? A) Theory of relativity. B) Theory of superposition. C) Theory of plate tectonics. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theory of plate tectonics. 7. Environmental science is the study of the ..... between physical, chemical, and biological components of. A) Applications. B) Saving. C) Preserving. D) Interactions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interactions. 8. Which of the following is a definition of a biogeochemical cycle? A) The movement of elements through organisms and the environment. B) The way that new elements are created on earth. C) The way that elements are lost on earth. D) The movement of elements in organisms' bodies only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The movement of elements through organisms and the environment. 9. Many cities are now working to enhance the sustainability of their parks through ....., the practice of rebuilding native plant and animal communities. A) Greenways. B) Ecological restoration. C) Smart growth. D) Zoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecological restoration. 10. As the aquarium gets "older" it gets ..... toxic. A) More. B) Less. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less. 11. Which statement about Entropy is true? A) A glass of ice chips has higher entropy than a glass of ice. B) Campfire smoke has lower entropy than wood. C) Liquid gas has lower entropy than gas emissions. D) The more disorder something has the lower the entropy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liquid gas has lower entropy than gas emissions. 12. Electricity produced by moving water. A) Geothermal. B) Hydroelectric. C) Wind. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydroelectric. 13. To outlaw the hunting of animals can help them: ..... A) Live safe in their habitats. B) Get to healthier grasses to feed. C) Reproduce in summer. D) Live happier in herds near the mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Live safe in their habitats. 14. The components of crude oil are separated through the process of ..... A) Hydraulic fracturing. B) Fractional distillation. C) Methane separating. D) Petroleum separation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fractional distillation. 15. What keeps stars such as the Sun from collapsing from their own self-gravity? A) The centrifugal force created by rapid rotation. B) The electrical repulsion of nuclei in the plasma. C) The gravitational pull created by orbiting planets. D) The outward pressure created by nuclear fusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The outward pressure created by nuclear fusion. 16. The study of the interaction of living organisms with each other and with their physical environment is called A) Health. B) Economy. C) Ecology. D) Geology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecology. 17. Describes rules for handling toxic & hazardous waste A) Safe Drinking Water Act. B) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. C) Law of Unintended Consequences. D) Clean Water Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. 18. Which is NOT a factor of supply? A) Change in the number of sellers in the market. B) Cost of inputs. C) Prices or availability of complementary goods. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prices or availability of complementary goods. 19. Commons:overgrazing:: A) Earth:resources. B) Short-term interests:long-term interests. C) Individual lands:sustainability. D) Individuals:society. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Individual lands:sustainability. 20. Most renewable energy originates from. A) Fossil fuels. B) The ground. C) The Sun. D) Uranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Sun. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesEnvironmental Sciences Quiz 1Environmental Sciences Quiz 2Environmental Sciences Quiz 3Environmental Sciences Quiz 4Environmental Sciences Quiz 5Environmental Sciences Quiz 6Environmental Sciences Quiz 7Environmental Sciences Quiz 8Environmental Sciences Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books